Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Hollering is an ancient folk tradition that probably predates human language! In this video, you can learn some hollers from Sampson County, North Carolina!
*One correction: I imply that Sampson County is in the Piedmont of North Carolina- it's really further east, in the Coastal Plain region of the state!
Learn about the history and uses of hollering: youtu.be/_PTK9AJ3OjQ
Hear some expressive hollering: youtu.be/2WObqXK-GtQ
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*Credits*
Writer and Producer: Saro Lynch-Thomason
Editorial Advice: Rochelle Hudson
Photos:
“Scenes from the Piedmont region of North Carolina.” Photo by John A. Kelley, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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Sources:
“Welcome to Spivey’s Corner,” Filmed and produced by Kier Kline, 1978. folkstreams.net/film-detail.php?id=238
“Hollerin,’” Recorded by Bill Nowlin, Bill Phillips, and Mark Wilson. Notes by Mark Wilson. Somerville, Mass.: Rounder Records, 1976.
Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Vol. 1: “Secular Music.” New York: Folkways Records, 1960. Tracks 13-17, including various field calls and greeting calls. Collected by Harold Courlander.
“Some Notes on the Southern ‘Holler’” by Ray B. Browne (1954). The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 67, No. 263 (pp. 73-77).
“Work Songs.” By Ted Goioia. Duke University Press (2006).
Hollering is an ancient folk tradition that probably predates human language! In this video, you can learn some hollers from Sampson County, North Carolina!
*One correction: I imply that Sampson County is in the Piedmont of North Carolina- it's really further east, in the Coastal Plain region of the state!
Learn about the history and uses of hollering: youtu.be/_PTK9AJ3OjQ
Hear some expressive hollering: youtu.be/2WObqXK-GtQ
THANK YOU to my Patrons!
patreon.com/sarolynch
BECOME A PATRON with monthly donations!
patreon.com/sarolynch
*WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME*
Website: sarosings.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/sarosings
Instagram: instagram.com/song_speak_saro
*Credits*
Writer and Producer: Saro Lynch-Thomason
Editorial Advice: Rochelle Hudson
Photos:
“Scenes from the Piedmont region of North Carolina.” Photo by John A. Kelley, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode
Sources:
“Welcome to Spivey’s Corner,” Filmed and produced by Kier Kline, 1978. folkstreams.net/film-detail.php?id=238
“Hollerin,’” Recorded by Bill Nowlin, Bill Phillips, and Mark Wilson. Notes by Mark Wilson. Somerville, Mass.: Rounder Records, 1976.
Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Vol. 1: “Secular Music.” New York: Folkways Records, 1960. Tracks 13-17, including various field calls and greeting calls. Collected by Harold Courlander.
“Some Notes on the Southern ‘Holler’” by Ray B. Browne (1954). The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 67, No. 263 (pp. 73-77).
“Work Songs.” By Ted Goioia. Duke University Press (2006).
